Monday, January 29, 2018

A Pianist - the Peregrinations of a True Peripatetic...

In one sitting, you can hear
Piano Concerto No.3 by Bartok
Piano Concerto by Barber
Piano Concerto K. 466 by Mozart
The Well-Tempered Clavier by Bach
plus
Danny Boy
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
etc., etc., etc......
by one pianist; his name,
Keith Jarrett -  know him? If not, do become acquainted with performances that will both dazzle and bewilder you.
Some years ago, at Tanglewood, I saw him play  the Mozart Piano Concerto K.  488 with the Boston Symphony. I was positively dazzled by his understanding of this wonderful example of dialogue between piano and orchestra. This performance was followed by what Jarrett is primarily known for; and that is his approach to Jazz, mostly by way of his limitless harmonic vocabulary  through the process of  improvisation.  To understate - a truly unique kind of Tanglewood experience for me.
Listen to the journeys  he undergoes  in his treatments  of "Danny Boy" and  "Somewhere Over the Rainbow,"  then listen to some of the Classics he has recorded.
I'm quite confident that you will be  thrilled at his immense gifts, then find yourself doing some head-scratching at another point in time - all at the same sitting...
Give him a try...

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